Question 1

What is a stent?

Accepted Answer

A)   a cylinder of expandable metal mesh
B)   time spent in recovery after coronary bypass surgery
C)   a treatment for phlebitis
D)   an instrument that regulates the heartbeat
E)   a treatment to lower blood pressure

Question 2

What structure within a capillary bed controls shunting of blood from the arteriole to the venule?

Accepted Answer

A)   precapillary valve
B)   endothelium
C)   precapillary sphincter
D)   pericardium
E)   shunt valve

Question 3

Elizabeth takes a prescription drug that dilates her arterioles. What does this do to her blood pressure? Why?

Accepted Answer

A)   It falls because this increases the cross-sectional area of the vessels.
B)   It rises because this increases the cross-sectional area of the vessels.
C)   It falls because this decreases the cross-sectional area of the vessels.
D)   It rises because this decreases the cross-sectional area of the vessels.
E)   It stays the same because venules, not arterioles, control blood pressure.

Question 4

The blood from the digestive tract travels through two different veins before reaching the inferior vena cava.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The American Heart Association recommends a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol to prevent which disease?

Accepted Answer

A)   hypotension
B)   aneurysm
C)   hypertension
D)   atherosclerosis
E)   infarction

Question 6

The innermost layer of an artery is known as what?

Accepted Answer

A)   mesothelium
B)   endothelium
C)   exothelium
D)   hyperthelium
E)   hypothelium

Question 7

At the arterial end of a capillary, blood pressure is more important than osmotic pressure to cause water to exit the capillary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What are the upper chambers of the heart called?

Accepted Answer

A)   atria
B)   auricles
C)   AV valves
D)   ventricles
E)   septa

Question 9

Tissue fluid leaving the arterial end of the capillary is balanced by tissue fluid entering the venous end of the capillary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

All veins carry oxygen-poor blood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What are the two components of the cardiovascular system?

Accepted Answer

A)   heart and blood vessels
B)   arteries and heart
C)   veins and heart
D)   arteries and veins
E)   capillaries and veins

Question 12

What does an ECG record?

Accepted Answer

A)   brain activity
B)   blood volume
C)   heart sounds
D)   hormonal changes
E)   electrical changes

Question 13

Which chamber of the heart pumps blood into the pulmonary circuit?

Accepted Answer

A)   right atrium
B)   right ventricle
C)   left atrium
D)   left ventricle
E)   aorta

Question 14

Diastolic pressure is when the heart atria are relaxing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Dr. Ferguson explained that in a condition known as situs inversus, the internal organs are reversed in their orientation. Thus, the apex of the heart would be oriented to the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   middle
B)   right
C)   left
D)   front
E)   back

Question 16

The systemic circuit contains more blood at any one time than does the pulmonary circuit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Cardiovascular System : Heart and Blood Vessels

Diastolic pressure is when the heart atria are relaxing.

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At the arterial end of a capillary, blood pressure is more important than osmotic pressure to cause water to exit the capillary.

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Dr. Ferguson explained that in a condition known as situs inversus, the internal organs are reversed in their orientation. Thus, the apex of the heart would be oriented to the _____.

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What is a stent?

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What structure within a capillary bed controls shunting of blood from the arteriole to the venule?

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What are the upper chambers of the heart called?

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The American Heart Association recommends a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol to prevent which disease?

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Which chamber of the heart pumps blood into the pulmonary circuit?

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The innermost layer of an artery is known as what?

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The systemic circuit contains more blood at any one time than does the pulmonary circuit.

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All veins carry oxygen-poor blood.

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What are the two components of the cardiovascular system?

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Elizabeth takes a prescription drug that dilates her arterioles. What does this do to her blood pressure? Why?

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Tissue fluid leaving the arterial end of the capillary is balanced by tissue fluid entering the venous end of the capillary.

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What does an ECG record?

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The blood from the digestive tract travels through two different veins before reaching the inferior vena cava.

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Exam 5: Cardiovascular System : Heart and Blood Vessels

Diastolic pressure is when the heart atria are relaxing.

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At the arterial end of a capillary, blood pressure is more important than osmotic pressure to cause water to exit the capillary.

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Dr. Ferguson explained that in a condition known as situs inversus, the internal organs are reversed in their orientation. Thus, the apex of the heart would be oriented to the _____.

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What is a stent?

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What structure within a capillary bed controls shunting of blood from the arteriole to the venule?

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What are the upper chambers of the heart called?

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The American Heart Association recommends a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol to prevent which disease?

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Which chamber of the heart pumps blood into the pulmonary circuit?

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The innermost layer of an artery is known as what?

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The systemic circuit contains more blood at any one time than does the pulmonary circuit.

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All veins carry oxygen-poor blood.

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What are the two components of the cardiovascular system?

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Elizabeth takes a prescription drug that dilates her arterioles. What does this do to her blood pressure? Why?

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Tissue fluid leaving the arterial end of the capillary is balanced by tissue fluid entering the venous end of the capillary.

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What does an ECG record?

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The blood from the digestive tract travels through two different veins before reaching the inferior vena cava.

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